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Division of Workers' Compensation data

Florida Stop-Work Orders by County

The Division served 46,886 stop-work orders from November 11, 2004 through November 5, 2026, including 1,676 on out-of-state employers working in Florida. Choose a county for local numbers, trends and the most common reasons.

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CountyOrders2026 (through Nov. 5)
Miami-Dade County6,343289
Orange County3,542129
Duval County3,350161
Broward County2,881143
Hillsborough County2,817169
Lee County2,595128
Palm Beach County2,412158
Volusia County1,33435
Escambia County1,27736
Okaloosa County1,17318
Bay County1,13632
Pinellas County1,10847
Collier County1,02243
Osceola County98846
Sarasota County97354
Leon County89530
Polk County82852
Brevard County77144
Santa Rosa County76413
Seminole County76020
Manatee County68737
Lake County68332
Pasco County61330
Clay County56122
St. Johns County55332
Walton County54324
St. Lucie County48325
Marion County44329
Charlotte County42017
Flagler County2748
Alachua County27211
Martin County2237
Hernando County21710
Gadsden County19012
Wakulla County1757
Nassau County17213
Indian River County1496
Columbia County1141
Citrus County1043
Putnam County1043
Jackson County10110
Washington County924
Monroe County894
Hendry County878
Sumter County852
DeSoto County733
Franklin County658
Baker County641
Holmes County619
Gulf County600
Bradford County572
Suwannee County570
Highlands County567
Jefferson County490
Okeechobee County491
Levy County403
Calhoun County272
Madison County232
Gilchrist County211
Union County212
Taylor County201
Hardee County170
Lafayette County150
Dixie County120
Liberty County101
Hamilton County50
Glades County20

Source: Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers' Compensation, Stop-Work Order Database. Data pulled 2026-11-06; covers November 11, 2004 through November 5, 2026. Counts reflect the county listed for each employer in the Division's records. The statewide total includes out-of-state employers and a few records with no county listed.

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